Genomic aberrations in spitzoid melanocytic tumours and their implications for diagnosis, prognosis and therapy.

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Genomic aberrations in spitzoid melanocytic tumours and their implications for diagnosis, prognosis and therapy.

Pathology - 1 Feb 2016

Wiesner Thomas, Kutzner Heinz, Cerroni Lorenzo, Mihm Martin C, Busam Klaus J, Murali Rajmohan

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Histopathological evaluation of melanocytic tumours usually allows reliable distinction of benign melanocytic naevi from melanoma. More difficult is the histopathological classification of Spitz tumours, a heterogeneous group of tumours composed of large epithelioid or spindle-shaped melanocytes. Spitz tumours are biologically distinct from conventional melanocytic naevi and melanoma, as exemplified by their...